Yes, rights were curtailed in Emergency but it was done constitutionally: Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi spoke about the Emergency imposed by her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi. "Yes, democratic rights had been curtailed...and there was a suspension of habeas corpus, but it was done constitutionally," she said. When asked about Sanjay Gandhi's name becoming synonymous with Emergency, Sonia said, "It was not only Sanjay...There was...pressure from some of her (Indira's) senior colleagues."